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Lifestyle Briefs

A sunny day walk and clean up

Yesterday, while Hunter and Friends Forever Staff Member Shannon were on a walk, enjoying the beautiful weather, they noticed a lot of trash that littered the trail. So they grabbed a sack and gloves and decided to do something about it. By the time they got to their turnaround point, they ...

Read Across Iowa celebrations kick off

WEST DES MOINES – Read Across Iowa kicked off this week with dozens of events around the state and a live, virtual read aloud of the book “My Family’s Soybean Farm” by the author, Katie Oltoff. Read Across Iowa is a month-long celebration of the joys of reading to students of all ages, ...

Area students ranks among top 2 percent at ISU

AMES - The following area students are ranked among the top 2 percent of students in their college at Iowa State University. Those students are Janae Stoecker, a senior in the College of Human Sciences from Stratford, and Joshua Casady, a junior in the College of Human Sciences from ...

Gift to benefit Iowa Central EMS program

The generosity of the family of Steve Hall will carry on his legacy and passion of helping others for years to come. Steve started his career in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in 1985. As a paramedic specialist, his passion for patient care led him to teaching at Iowa Central Community ...

Students in the Arts announces winter term students

Kindergarten through 12th-grade students in Webster City Community School District have been recognized for excellence by their instructors for winter term in the performing and visual arts programs at their five school buildings. Elementary Art and Music Northeast Hamilton ...

St. Thomas Knights to host fish fry

The Knights of Columbus of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church will host a series of drive thru fish fry dinners during Lent. The events are scheduled for Friday, Feb. 19, March 5 and March 19 from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Center, 1000 Des Moines St. The menu will ...